Pyemotes

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Pyemotes /Py·e·mo·tes/ (pi″ĭ-mōt´ēz) a genus of parasitic mites. P. ventrico´sus attacks certain insect larvae found on straw, grain, and other plants, and causes grain itch in humans.

Pyemotes

a genus of mites; P. tritici (straw-itch mite) and P. ventricosus (harvest mite) can cause transitory dermatitis on animals eating infested feeds.

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Acarus tritici ground itch harvest harvest fever itch itch mite jock itch straw-itch mite winter itch			published an interesting article (1) about dermatitis in France caused by Pyemotes ventricosus in which they highlight the presence of the comet sign in a number of their patients. Comet sign (and other) in Pyemotos dermatitis by Bellido-Blasco, Juan B.; Arnedo-Pena, Alberto; Valcuende, Francisca / Emerging Infectious Diseases Pyemotes ventricosus, a parasite of the furniture beetle Anobium punctatum, was the cause of this condition. Pyemotes ventricosus dermatitis, southeastern France by del Giudice, Pascal; Blanc-Amrane, Veronique; Bahadoran, Philippe; Caumes, Eric; Marty, Pierre; Laza / Emerging Infectious Diseases			pyelography pyelointerstitial pyelointerstitial backflow pyelolithotomy pyelonephritis pyelonephritis of pregnancy pyelonephrosis pyelopathy pyeloplasty pyeloplication pyelorostomy pyeloscopy pyelosinus backflow pyelostomy pyelotomy pyeloureterectasis pyeloureteritis pyeloureterography pyelovenous pyelovenous backflow pyemesis pyemia pyemic pyemic abscess pyemic embolism Pyemotes Pyemotes tritici pyencephalus pyesis pygal pygalgia pygeum Pygeum africanum pygmalianism Pygmalion Complex Pygmalionism Pygmy pygmy hippopotamus pygmy hog pygo- pygoamorphus pygodidymus pygomelus pygopagus pygostyle pykn(o)- pykn- pyknic pykno- pyknocyte pyknocytosis			pyelonephritis pyelonephritis pyelonephritis of pregnancy pyelonephrosis pyelopathy pyeloplasty pyeloplication pyelorostomy pyeloscopy pyelosinus backflow pyelostomy pyelotomy pyeloureterectasis pyeloureteritis pyeloureterography pyelovenous pyelovenous backflow pyelovenous backflow pyelovenous backflow pyemesis pyemia pyemia pyemia pyemic pyemic pyemic pyemic abscess pyemic embolism pyemic hepatitis pyemic hepatitis Pyemotes Pyemotes tritici Pyemotes Ventricosus PYEN pyencephalus Pyeongyang Pyeongyang Pyerun pyesis Pyet Pyetlyakov PYF PYFA Pyfagoras Pyfagoras PYFC PYFD PYFE PYFF PYFL PYFNJNY PYFO PYFP PYFS PYFT PYFU PYFV

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